Alleged incident of taxi refusing fare to Killarney’s Ross Road described as ‘appalling’

Kerry Airport is to investigate an incident where a couple intent on travelling to Ross Road in Killarney were allegedly refused passage by a taxi driver at the airport. Former Bórd Failte UK-head Margaret Cahill and her husband were travelling from London to their home in Killarney. After placing their luggage in a taxi and requesting to be brought to their destination, the driver allegedly refused, citing traffic on Ross Road due to Killarney Races as the reason. The couple claim the taxi driver then removed their luggage from his vehicle. The incident has been condemned by Killarney hotelier Michael Rosney – who spoke to Ms Cahill about the alleged incident – describing it as appalling: [audio_player src=”http://media.radiokerry.ie/mediamanager/embed/audio/57115/medium/”]